Professor Ian Chubb AC

Professor Chubb commenced in the position of Chief Scientist of Australia on 23 May 2011.

Previous roles: 2001-2011 Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University 1995-2000 Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University 1993-1995 Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Monash University 1990-1995 Chair of the Commonwealth’s Higher Education Council and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Wollongong

Professor Chubb was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for "service to higher education including research and development policy in the pursuit of advancing the national interest socially, economically, culturally and environmentally and to the facilitation of a knowledge-based global economy".